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Encyclopedia > List of islands of Malaysia

This is a list of islands of Malaysia.

Borneo and Sulawesi Borneo (politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world. ... State motto: Capital Victoria Governor  ? Chief Minister  ? Area 92 km2 Population 78,000 (est. ... The Welcome board greets you upon arrival via the sea. ... Ligitan is a small island off Borneo in the east. ... State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal), formerly Let Penang Lead Capital George Town Governor Tun Dato Seri Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon Area 1,056 km2 Population  - Est year 2000 1,225,501 State anthem Untuk Negeri Kita (For... South Beach, Perhentian Besar The Perhentian Islands (Pulau Perhentian in Malay) lie approximately 10 nautical miles (19 km) offshore the coast of northeastern Malaysia in the state of Terengganu, approximately 40 miles (64 km) south of the Thai border. ... Sipadan is a Malaysian island off Borneo in the east. ... Tioman Island is a small island, 39 km long and 12 km wide, located off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. ... Redang Island, locally known as Pulau Redang or just Redang is one of the largest and most beautiful of the islands off the east coast of Malaysia. ... Pemanggil Island sits 45kms east of Mersing, the take-off point to most islands off the Southern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. ... Pulau Besar is the name of many islands in Malaysia and Indonesia. ... Pulau Besar is the name of many islands in Malaysia and Indonesia. ...

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List of islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (141 words)
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Indonesia/Malaysia - Case Concerning Sovereignty over Pulau Ligitan and Pulau Sipadan - General List No. 102 [2002] ICJ ... (17562 words)
Malaysia moreover rejects the idea that the parties to the 1891 Convention intended to establish an “allocation perimeter”, that is to say a “theoretical line drawn in the high seas under a convention which enables sovereignty over the islands lying within the area in question to be apportioned between the parties”.
Malaysia, on the other hand, maintains that the object and purpose of the 1891 Convention, as shown by its preamble, were to “defin[e] the boundaries between the Netherlands possessions in the island of Borneo and the States in that island which are under British protection”.
Malaysia asserts, in respect of the original title, that “[i]n the eighteenth and throughout the nineteenth century until 1878, the coastal territory of north-east Borneo and its adjacent islands was a dependency of the Sultanate of Sulu”.
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